conscribe

con·scribe

verb \kən-ˈskrīb\

con·scribedcon·scrib·ing

Definition of CONSCRIBE

transitive verb

1

: limit, circumscribe <ill-health … conscribed the force of his intentions — Times Literary Supplement>

2

: conscript

Examples of CONSCRIBE

1. <young men worried about whether they would be conscribed to fight in this latest conflict>

Origin of CONSCRIBE

Latin conscribere

First Known Use: 1613

Related to CONSCRIBE

Synonyms: draft, conscript, levy

Related Words: impress, press; enlist, enroll (also enrol), recruit; call up; sign up, volunteer

Near Antonyms: discharge, muster out

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Rhymes with CONSCRIBE

ascribe, describe, imbibe, inscribe, prescribe, proscribe, subscribe, transcribe